英语广东省广州实验中学届高三上学期第二次阶段性考试.docx

1、英语广东省广州实验中学届高三上学期第二次阶段性考试广东实验中学20152016学年（上）高三级阶段考（二）英 语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卷

2、的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡收回。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AGive it five minutesI used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, Id think of a way to disagree. Id push back hard if something didnt fit my world-view.Its like I had to be first

3、with an opinionas if being first meant something. But what it really meant was that I wasnt thinking hard enough about the problem. The faster you react, the less you think. Not always, but often.This came to a head back in 2007. I was speaking at the Business Innovation Factory conference in Provid

4、ence, RI. So was Richard Saul Wurman. After my talk Richard came up to introduce himself and compliment my talk. That was very generous of him. He certainly didnt have to do that.And what did I do? I pushed back at him about the talk he gave. While he was making his points on stage, I was taking an

5、inventory of the things I didnt agree with. And when presented with an opportunity to speak with him, I quickly pushed back at some of his ideas. I must have seemed like such an asshole.His response changed my life. It was a simple thing. He said “Man, give it five minutes.” I asked him what he mean

6、t by that? He said, its fine to disagree, its fine to push back, its great to have strong opinions and beliefs, but give my ideas some time to set in before youre sure you want to argue against them. “Five minutes” represented “think”, not react. He was totally right. I came into the discussion look

7、ing to prove something, not learn something.This was a big moment for me.Richard has spent his career thinking about these problems. Hes given it 30 years. And I gave it just a few minutes. Now, certainly he can be wrong and I could be right, but its better to think deeply about something first befo

8、re being so certain youre right.Theres also a difference between asking questions and pushing back. Pushing back means you already think you know. Asking questions means you want to know. Ask more questions.Learning to think first rather than react quick is a life-long pursuit. Its tough. I still ge

9、t hot sometimes when I shouldnt. But Im really enjoying all the benefits of getting better.If you arent sure why this is important, think about this quote from Jonathan Ive regarding Steve Jobs reverence(respect) for ideas:And just as Steve loved ideas, and loved making stuff, he treated the process

10、 of creativity with a rare and a wonderful reverence. You see, I think he better than anyone understood that while ideas ultimately can be so powerful, they begin as fragile, barely formed thoughts, so easily missed, so easily compromised, so easily just squished.Thats deep. Ideas are fragile. They

11、often start powerless. Theyre barely there, so easy to ignore or skip or miss.There are two things in this world that take no skill: 1. Spending other peoples money and 2. Dismissing an idea.Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesnt involve any work. You can scoff at it. You can ignore it. You

12、 can puff some smoke at it. Thats easy. The hard thing to do is protect it, think about it, let it marinate, explore it, riff on it, and try it. The right idea could start out life as the wrong idea.So next time you hear something, or someone, talk about an idea, pitch an idea, or suggest an idea, g

13、ive it five minutes. Think about it a little bit before pushing back, before saying its too hard or its too much work. Those things may be true, but there may be another truth in there too: It may be worth it.1. Which of the following best describes the word hothead from the first paragraph?A. Suppo

14、rtive B. Fast C. Nervous D. Aggressive 2. What did the author do while Richard was talking in the business conference?A. He kept notes for things that he did not agree with. B. He pushed Richard and beat him. C. He was preparing for his own speech. D. He was getting ready to compliment him. 3. Which

15、 of the following is the reason for quoting Jonathan Ive?A. The author thinks Steve Jobs is the best when it comes to creativity. B. The author is inspired by Steve Jobs attitude towards new ideas. C. The author respects Steve Job because he is creative and he likes ideas. D. The author thinks Steve

16、 Job has ideas that are strong and powerful and are hard to miss. 4. What is the core argument that the author put forward?A. Dismissing ideas is an effortless thing to do so you should always protect ideas carefully.B. The right idea always starts from a wrong idea and you need to protect it from being dismissed. C. One should be careful when it comes to judg